Is anyone else having custom topo maps printed for their trips? Who do you use? I've been using Mytopo.com for the past few years and have been very happy with them. http://www.mytopo.com/
You can choose the map size (2'x3' is nice for tripping), scale size, orientation (horizontal/vertical), paper or waterproof, and best of all you can choose the exact boundaries of the map rather than being constrained by the coverage of standard 1:50,000 or 1:250,000 maps.
I bought 5 standard 1:250,000 maps to cover my upcoming trip and then, after using those to figure out my route, I went to mytopo and ordered smaller scale maps for specific areas. For areas that might require trickier route finding I got 1:50,000 and for the rest I went with 1:75,000. Changing the orientation to vertical for some of the maps allowed me get the most bang for my buck. I was able to get two routes (out and back) on the same maps even though I'll be traveling different rivers. Because of this it only took 5 of the higher resolution maps to cover my entire trip; although there were some areas I didn't bother printing because the 1:250,000 maps should be good enough for them. Pretty handy service to have.
Curious what everyone else is using. How many of you print your own maps?
Alan
You can choose the map size (2'x3' is nice for tripping), scale size, orientation (horizontal/vertical), paper or waterproof, and best of all you can choose the exact boundaries of the map rather than being constrained by the coverage of standard 1:50,000 or 1:250,000 maps.
I bought 5 standard 1:250,000 maps to cover my upcoming trip and then, after using those to figure out my route, I went to mytopo and ordered smaller scale maps for specific areas. For areas that might require trickier route finding I got 1:50,000 and for the rest I went with 1:75,000. Changing the orientation to vertical for some of the maps allowed me get the most bang for my buck. I was able to get two routes (out and back) on the same maps even though I'll be traveling different rivers. Because of this it only took 5 of the higher resolution maps to cover my entire trip; although there were some areas I didn't bother printing because the 1:250,000 maps should be good enough for them. Pretty handy service to have.
Curious what everyone else is using. How many of you print your own maps?
Alan